Arterial-embolic Strokes and Painless Vision Loss Due to Phase II Aortitis and Giant Cell Arteritis: A Case Report

INTRODUCTION: Aortitis refers to abnormal inflammation of the aorta, most commonly caused by giant cell arteritis (GCA). Herein, we present a 57-year-old female with aortitis and arterial-embolic strokes secondary to GCA. CASE REPORT: Our patient presented to the emergency department following an ep...

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Autores principales: Endres, Kaitlin, Anjum, Omar, Costain, Nicholas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8143833/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34436998
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2021.2.51143

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8143833/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34436998
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2021.2.51143

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